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Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Usha Albuquerque, founder director of Careers Smart inform, "Teaching is undoubtedly a challenging and rewarding career, although for
young school leavers it is often the least sought after."

Photo: The Tribune

If you love
spending time with young people, have heaps of patience and energy, then
it can be the best job in the world. It can be financially rewarding
and soul-satisfying as well.With the boom in education in the past few decades, the numbers of
kindergarten, elementary middle and senior secondary schools, colleges,
vocational institutions, technical institutes, coaching institutes,
universities and other institutions of learning have increased
significantly offering great employment opportunities to those with the
right motivation and interest. More and more government spending in the
social sector has also increased the number of teaching jobs, the 6th
Pay Commission recommendations have improved the pay scales, and the
entry of several private players in the education sector has provided
huge incentives to those looking for a career in teaching.Our education system offers several options for people who would like to
be teachers, right from the very basic nursery and pre-primary teaching
to college and university, from diploma and certificate courses for
school leavers, to BEd, MEd and the NET exam for college lecturers.
Broadly they cover pre-service training, i.e preparing fresh teachers
for the school system, as well as in-service training to improve the
capacity of existing school teachers.For pre-service training, there are well prescribed regulations laid
down by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), a statutory
body of the Central Government, responsible for planned and coordinated
development of teacher education in the country. The NCTE lays down
norms and standards for various teacher education courses, minimum
qualifications for teacher educators, course and content and duration
and minimum qualification for entry of student-teachers for the various
courses. It also grants recognition to institutions (government,
government-aided and self-financing) interested in undertaking such
courses and has in-built mechanism to regulate and monitor their
standards and quality.The
educational requirements for the different levels of teaching vary, so
for those looking towards a teaching career, here are some of the
training programmes that can be considered:Teaching starts with pre primary/nursery schools:An elementary teacher makes a lot of difference in the lives of the
young learners because a child's pre-school experience is the first
experience into the world of education. Therefore, it is essential that
teachers get properly trained before they start working as a
primary/elementary teacher and provide sufficient learning opportunities
that facilitate maximum growth and development.

There are many private and government institutes offering the nursery
teacher training programmes (NTT) which enable you to start working at a
pre-school. Preference is given to those trained for pre-school
education, such as the Montessori or Kindergarten pattern.

A high school pass with a nursery training certificate, diploma or
degree is the basic requirement for nursery or primary school teaching.
The eligibility requirement for a Primary Teacher in a Government School
is Senior Secondary School certificate or Intermediate or its
equivalent, and Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.), or Diploma
or certificate in basic teachers' training of not less than two years'
duration.

Teaching for Primary and Junior schools: The B El. Ed course is specially structured for training teachers for
teaching children from classes I to VIII. For junior schools the
eligibility requirement is a graduate or postgraduate degree with 55 per
cent marks and a BEd in teaching/education. In addition, the candidate
must have studied at least one of the teaching subjects during
graduation. To qualify as a TGT (Trained Graduate teacher) in say,
English, or science, you need to be a graduate in English or science,
with a BEd qualification, which is a one-year degree course which
qualifies teachers for secondary and senior secondary classes. The BEd
is a full-time course and admission is on the basis of an entrance test
followed by an interview.

Selection for a teacher's job in central government schools is based on
the Central Teachers Eligibility Test (CTET). The purpose of this exam
is to ensure good quality teachers for the government schools. This is
why the central government introduced the Central Teachers Eligibility
Test and state governments have the Teachers Eligibility Test.

Secondary and senior secondary school teachers: A post-graduate degree in the subject and a BEd is the basic
requirement for teaching students in secondary and senior secondary
classes. The basic eligibility requirement for a Post Graduate teacher
(PGT) is a Master's degree from a recognized University with at least
50% marks in aggregate in your subject and the BEd qualification again,
from a recognised university.

A lecturer or instructor in college needs to have a post-graduate degree
with a certificate of eligibility for lectureship, the National
Eligibility Test (NET) from the University Grants Commission. The
National Eligibility Test (NET), is conducted by the University Grants
Commission (UGC), and qualifies you to teach across India. The
eligibility for appearing in NET exam is to have a master's degree or
its equivalent from a recognised university. For further information
check the website: www.ugcnetonline.in.

A PhD. with experience as tutor is also eligible, while a PhD with three
years experience as lecturer/assistant professor is the basic
requirement for a reader's post. A professor in a university department
must be a PhD holder with at least ten years experience in teaching, of
which five years must be as assistant professor. Read more...

Teaching is undoubtedly a challenging and rewarding career, although for
young school leavers it is often the least sought after. If you love
spending time with young people, have heaps of patience and energy, then
it can be the best job in the world. It can be financially rewarding
and soul-satisfying as well.
With the boom in education in the past few decades, the numbers of
kindergarten, elementary middle and senior secondary schools, colleges,
vocational institutions, technical institutes, coaching institutes,
universities and other institutions of learning have increased
significantly offering great employment opportunities to those with the
right motivation and interest. More and more government spending in the
social sector has also increased the number of teaching jobs, the 6th
Pay Commission recommendations have improved the pay scales, and the
entry of several private players in the education sector has provided
huge incentives to those looking for a career in teaching.
Our education system offers several options for people who would like to
be teachers, right from the very basic nursery and pre-primary teaching
to college and university, from diploma and certificate courses for
school leavers, to BEd, MEd and the NET exam for college lecturers.
Broadly they cover pre-service training, i.e preparing fresh teachers
for the school system, as well as in-service training to improve the
capacity of existing school teachers.
For pre-service training, there are well prescribed regulations laid
down by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), a statutory
body of the Central Government, responsible for planned and coordinated
development of teacher education in the country. The NCTE lays down
norms and standards for various teacher education courses, minimum
qualifications for teacher educators, course and content and duration
and minimum qualification for entry of student-teachers for the various
courses. It also grants recognition to institutions (government,
government-aided and self-financing) interested in undertaking such
courses and has in-built mechanism to regulate and monitor their
standards and quality.

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